Titans Fall to Raiders in Last Regular Season Game



Twin Springs traveled to Norton on Thursday to face off against the J.I. Burton Raiders in their final regular season and Cumberland District matchup of the season where the Raiders made quick work of the Titans to take the 14-3 win. Chase Daugherty took the loss for the Titans, pitching for the first two innings before handing the circle over […]

Rye Cove Lady Eagles Thrash Castlewood, 11-1



Rye Cove scored 10 runs in the first inning at last Thursday’s Cumberland District game with Castlewood before the Lady Devils could come up with a single out. The Eagles easily beat Castlewood, 11-1, in five innings to improve to 6-3 in the district (10-7 overall). They are currently sitting in second place behind Eastside. Makenzie Hood earned the pitching […]

Lady Titans Shock TW, 17-2

Last Tuesday, Twin Springs belted out 17 runs to shock Thomas Walker in road action in Ewing. The Titans kicked up the district race notch as they downed the Pioneers, 17-2. Amica Dooley had a wonderful day at the plate with a 3-for-3 performance, which included one RBI. Ryleigh Gillenwater hammered a tworun home run and Jess Burke added three […]

Eagles Downed by Devils in Regular Season Finale



To end the regular season, Rye Cove headed east to face Castlewood for their final game and final Cumberland District matchup of the season. The Devils picked up the 8-3 win on a great fourth inning push. Dawson Kern and Andrew Jessee shared the burden of pitching where Dawson Kern pitched the first five innings before Jessee relieved him for […]

Virginia Tackles Skyrocketing Fatal Drug Overdoses



Klay Porter, 32, recalls overdosing alone at his aunt’s house five years ago from heroin laced with fentanyl, a synthetic opioid. He remembers slipping away and thinking “this is it.” Porter isn’t alone. Opioid overdoses led to more than 9,900 emergency room visits in Virginia in 2020, a roughly 30 percent increase from 2019, according to the Virginia Department of […]

VCEDA Seed Capital Grant Approved for Route 19 Hot Dog Shop

When it comes to hot dogs, the Route 19 Hot Dog Shop not only has all-beef hot dogs, but the homemade slaw and chili to go with them. Sweet tangy pulled pork BBQ and fresh cut fries are two other specialties on the menu which also features grilled cheese sandwiches and more. Owner Jeff Tatum noted both dine-in and drive-thru […]

Rix Quinn – Health Maintenance


Did you ever have a perfect day, 24 hours when everything went right? I had one yesterday, and it scared me. I woke up at seven, feeling great. That’s crazy, because if I breathe normally before my morning coffee, something’s not right. My dad lived a long life because he monitored his health constantly. He insisted that “Feeling good is […]

95th Birthday

Herman Dean or Fort Blackmore celebrated his 95th Birthday with family and friends at the Fort Blackmore Methodist Camp. Herm was born May 13, 1927. He is joined by his children, Eddie Dean of Fort Blackmore, Danny Dean of Fort Blackmore, Kathy Hass of Rye Cove and Daniel Dean of Gate City. He also has 11 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and […]